Pour the contents of one can of Coco Lopez coconut cream into a blender. Use the empty Coco Lopez can to measure out one can of pineapple juice. Add to blender. Use the same can to measure out your rum. A full can of rum is normal -- cut back if you want a weaker drink, but not less than 3/4 of a can, or the PiÃ±a Coladas will not taste right.

Equal parts Coco Lopez, Pineapple juice and rum -- can it be any easier than that?

Top off the blender with ice cubes, and blend until your PiÃ±a Coladas are nice and creamy in texture.

If you want to get fancy, use a wedge of fresh cut pineapple as a tasty garnish.

Do you have a pic of this one? Or do I have to fly down to Puerto Rico?

Mike...

I'll take a photo the next time I make them.

I better take the picture before I drink the piÃ±a coladas.

However, Puerto Rico would be a great place for you and Chell to go right around January -- unless you really like Michigan in winter.

That's where I spent my Christmas breaks in college, all expenses paid by Gulf Oil as long as I was a full-time student.

Really, you should go there -- and come back all tanned to make your friends jealous. It's part of the USA, so no passport needed, the currency is the same, and it's a beautiful place with great beaches.

Do you have a pic of this one? Or do I have to fly down to Puerto Rico?

Mike...

I'll take a photo the next time I make them.

I better take the picture before I drink the piÃ±a coladas.

However, Puerto Rico would be a great place for you and Chell to go right around January -- unless you really like Michigan in winter.

That's where I spent my Christmas breaks in college, all expenses paid by Gulf Oil as long as I was a full-time student.

Really, you should go there -- and come back all tanned to make your friends jealous. It's part of the USA, so no passport needed, the currency is the same, and it's a beautiful place with great beaches.

CD

Duely noted.

I haven't been to Mexico in a few years either... ever since we got the dogs we've been camping instead of flying. We have a trip to Myrtle Beach planned for this Christmas.

Mike...

The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten, so build your teardrop with the best materials...

Do you have a pic of this one? Or do I have to fly down to Puerto Rico?

Mike...

I'll take a photo the next time I make them.

I better take the picture before I drink the piÃ±a coladas.

However, Puerto Rico would be a great place for you and Chell to go right around January -- unless you really like Michigan in winter.

That's where I spent my Christmas breaks in college, all expenses paid by Gulf Oil as long as I was a full-time student.

Really, you should go there -- and come back all tanned to make your friends jealous. It's part of the USA, so no passport needed, the currency is the same, and it's a beautiful place with great beaches.

CD

Duely noted.

I haven't been to Mexico in a few years either... ever since we got the dogs we've been camping instead of flying. We have a trip to Myrtle Beach planned for this Christmas.

Mike...

Puerto Rico is NOTHING like Mexico. The scenery is different, the food is different, there is a robust middle class -- and it's part of the USA.

Plus, from San Juan, it's an easy day trip over to St. Thomas, or you can spend a few days at a world-class resort like Dorado Beach.

It has it's quirks, but all around, Puerto Rico is a nicer, higher class place to visit, where Mexico is a borderline third-world country.